Supermarine Spitfire

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World War II aircraft fighter aircraft single-seat aircraft

The Supermarine Spitfire was a British single-seat fighter aircraft renowned for its speed, agility, and iconic role in securing Allied air superiority during World War II.

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Label Occurrences
Supermarine Spitfire canonical 69
Spitfire 3
Spitfire Mk V 2

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II aircraft ⓘ
fighter aircraft ⓘ
single-seat aircraft ⓘ
armament bombs ⓘ
cannons ⓘ
machine guns ⓘ
rockets ⓘ
configuration low-wing monoplane ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
crew 1 ⓘ
designer R. J. Mitchell ⓘ
developedFrom Supermarine Spitfire self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Supermarine Type 300
engineType piston engine ⓘ
famousEngagement Battle of Britain ⓘ
Battle of Malta ⓘ
D-Day operations ⓘ
firstFlight 1936-03-05 ⓘ
hasVariant Supermarine Spitfire self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Seafire

Supermarine Spitfire self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Spitfire Mk I

Supermarine Spitfire self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Spitfire Mk IX

Supermarine Spitfire self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Spitfire Mk V

Supermarine Spitfire self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Spitfire Mk XIV
introduced 1938 ⓘ
manufacturer Supermarine ⓘ
maxSpeed over 350 mph ⓘ
notableFor elliptical wing design ⓘ
excellent maneuverability ⓘ
high speed ⓘ
iconic role in Battle of Britain ⓘ
numberBuilt over 20000 ⓘ
operationalCeiling over 11000 m ⓘ
primaryUser Royal Air Force ⓘ
productionPeriodEnd 1948 ⓘ
productionPeriodStart 1938 ⓘ
retired 1961 ⓘ
role fighter-bomber ⓘ
interceptor ⓘ
photo-reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ
successor Supermarine Spiteful ⓘ
typicalEngine Rolls-Royce Griffon ⓘ
Rolls-Royce Merlin ⓘ
usedBy Royal Air Force ⓘ
Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ
Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
surface form: Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm

United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
usedInConflict creationOfStateOfIsrael ⓘ
surface form: Arab–Israeli War of 1948

Korean War ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form: Second World War
wingType elliptical wing ⓘ

Referenced by (92)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Britain → primaryBritishFighterAircraft → Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ
Royal Air Force → notableAircraft → Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Spitfire
Supermarine Spitfire → developedFrom → Supermarine Spitfire self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Supermarine Type 300
Supermarine Spitfire → hasVariant → Supermarine Spitfire self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Spitfire Mk I
Supermarine Spitfire → hasVariant → Supermarine Spitfire self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Spitfire Mk V
Supermarine Spitfire → hasVariant → Supermarine Spitfire self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Spitfire Mk IX
Supermarine Spitfire → hasVariant → Supermarine Spitfire self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Spitfire Mk XIV
Supermarine Spitfire → hasVariant → Supermarine Spitfire self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Seafire
Hurricane → successor → Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ
subject surface form: Hawker Hurricane
Messerschmitt Bf 109 → contemporary → Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ
Rolls-Royce Merlin → notableAircraftPowered → Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ
Rolls-Royce Griffon → usedIn → Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ
Rolls-Royce Griffon → usedIn → Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Supermarine Seafire
Rolls-Royce Griffon → notableVariantUser → Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Spitfire Mk XIV
Rolls-Royce Griffon → notableVariantUser → Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Spitfire Mk XIX
Supermarine → notableProduct → Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ
Supermarine Spiteful → developedFrom → Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ
Royal Air Force Fighter Command → primaryAircraftType → Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ
R. J. Mitchell → notableWork → Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ
R. J. Mitchell → designed → Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 → contemporaryOf → Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ
RAF No. 111 Squadron → aircraftOperated → Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ
subject surface form: No. 111 Squadron RAF
RAF No. 111 Squadron → notableAircraftType → Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ
subject surface form: No. 111 Squadron RAF
this entity surface form: Supermarine Spitfire Mk I
RAF Coastal Command → operatedAircraft → Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Supermarine Spitfire (reconnaissance and coastal roles)
No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron → operatedAircraft → Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ
No. 12 Group RAF → usedAircraftType → Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ
No. 13 Group RAF → typeOfAircraftOperated → Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ
Joseph Smith → notableWork → Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ
Joseph Smith → designed → Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Supermarine Spitfire variants
RAF Second Tactical Air Force → aircraftOperated → Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ
Supermarine Seafang → developedFrom → Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ
Supermarine Seafang → designLineage → Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Spitfire family
Supermarine S.4 → influenced → Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ
Supermarine S.5 → influenced → Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ
Supermarine S.6 → influenced → Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ
Supermarine S.6 → relatedAircraft → Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ
Supermarine Seafire → basedOn → Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ
Jadwiga Piłsudska → aircraftFlown → Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ
No. 10 Group RAF → usedEquipment → Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ
Butt Lane, Staffordshire → notableWork → Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ
subject surface form: R. J. Mitchell
Royal Air Force aircraft designation system → exampleDesignation → Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Spitfire Mk V
No. 11 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ
No. 41 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ
No. 3 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ
No. 1 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ
Shrike → confrontedAircraft → Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ
subject surface form: Focke-Wulf Fw 190
Spitfire Bridge → namedAfter → Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ
Italian Co-belligerent Air Force → usedAircraft → Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ
Hanley High School → designed → Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ
subject surface form: R. J. Mitchell
Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum → hasNotableAircraft → Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ